Six accused of stealing trailers indicted

Members of two Lubbock families accused of stealing mobile car wash trailers to strip and resell were indicted Wednesday by a Lubbock County grand jury.

Police got an anonymous tip that stolen trailers were handled at an address on East 13th Street, belonging to Marcus Villanueva, 20, according to a police report.

Officers found a trailer there painted in red rust primer paint, and several empty cans scattered around the property, reports said. Police also found fingerprints on the cans, the report said.

A teal green 1989 trailer, complete with a teal-green toolbox, reverse-osmosis tank, pumps and a generator valued at $8,000 had been reported stolen. Police found a trailer at the address that almost matched the description of the stolen trailer. The trailer had been repainted, but a teal green toolbox was in the yard nearby, the report said.

Police believe trailers were being stolen, stripped and resold as parts, according to the report. Villanueva said other men had brought the trailer reported to his home.

All three Garcias were in Lubbock County Jail custody Wednesday night with organized crime charges and bond set at $25,000 each. The senior Garcia also had alcohol and drug charges, which raised his total bond to $53,000, a jail spokesman said.

Deon Daugherty can be contacted at 766-8759 or ddaugherty@lubbockonline.com